When God was looking for a leader for His people He required “a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfill all my will” (Acts 13:22; I Sam. 13:14; Why? - Amos 3:3). “Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart” (I Sam. 16:7).
As God was searching the hearts of
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CONCLUSION: DO YOU EVER FEEL SO ALONE AND EMPTY? We often say the words “I CAN’T.” Maybe the real truth is “I WON’T.” I read a story about a poor little village and the village was so poor and because there was a terrible drought. There was a very old man in the village. He was old and feeble. He
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Assembly Of God
Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 11, 2020
To say the least, and I usually do, this summer has been quite a journey for the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself. I can't remember a summer equal to the one we just went through. The fact that we got through it is amazing.
We have been staying at home more often than usual, but
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 2, 2020
Last week the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage came up with a brilliant idea. At least, at the time, it seemed brilliant.
“Why don’t we,” she began, “take Monday off and just chill?”
Since it's been a long time since I did any chillin, I had to ask her, "What do we chill
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Nov 6, 2020
I have had a certain dream many times over the years. Of course, it might lean towards being a nightmare if it does not come true.
The dream is that one day in the week; I can have everything go my way. The nightmare part of that dream is that it never tells me which day everything will go my
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on May 14, 2021
Nobody is perfect except maybe the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage comes close.
I've never caught her in some imperfection, or if I had, nobody would know it from me.
There is such an obsession today for people to be perfect. And, of course, their definition of perfect is what they are.
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Jul 2, 2021
Choices are a very important part of our everyday life. I am what I am today because of choices I made yesterday. I would like to blame someone else, but the truth of the matter is, I am what I am because of my choices.
I must confess that there are a lot of bad choices I have made throughout my
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Sep 17, 2021
I do not quit easily. When I start a project, I like to work until it's finished. I hate to quit before something is completed.
One thing I have learned through the years is not to start something unless I have the time and resources to finish it. How many projects I started in the past and
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Oct 7, 2022
Dr. James L. Snyder
Having been married as long as The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage and myself, there are very few things we disagree.
I run by the idea, “Do you want to be happy, or do you want to be right?” That has guided me through many a storm these past years.
Almost every day, I
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Contributed by James Snyder on Mar 17, 2023
Several months ago, The Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage said she and her daughter and granddaughter were going to St. Augustine for a week and wondered if I wanted to go along.
I said, “Let me think about it for a while, and I’ll get back to you.”
I then overheard a conversation between my
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Christian Missionary Alliance
Introduction: Like many believers, I didn’t spend too much time reading the Bible, let alone doing serious study, for many of my years as a believer. It seems some religious leaders or devout followers know this and use verses such as this one to prove a point. If true believers don’t have a
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Baptist
Contributed by James Snyder on Feb 16, 2024
When I was young, my favorite sandwich was the baloney sandwich. Sometimes, with cheese and other things, but most importantly, baloney. I can’t imagine what my childhood would have been like without those bologna sandwiches. Until I went to school, I thought my mother had invented the baloney
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Christian Missionary Alliance